According to the Election Commission's website at 5.45 pm on Tuesday, the NOTA votes ranged as high as 2.1 per cent in Chhattisgarh to 0.5 per cent in Mizoram.

BJP said that since there was no secrecy for the voting in Rajya Sabha election, so, the purpose of NOTA is not much of use, while, congress claim it was violative of the Constitution and electoral laws.